The Herbert Art Gallery in Coventry has an artist
room from Kiefer which had some interesting early work - mainly him giving a Nazi
salute which is still a chilling image. The highlight was going to the
wonderful Cathedral - it is a very special space crammed with stunning artworks
from the mighty Sutherland tapestry to the pennies embedded within the floor -
all under a beautiful roof held up with the slenderest of columns. crossing London getting home took in the
problematic (not in a good way) work of Martin Elder at Newport Street Gallery
luckily the show at Cabinet around the corner was wonderful - a curated show by
James Richards has the stunningly thoughtful gif novels by Dennis Cooper http://www.kiddiepunk.com/zacscoralreef/contents.html
meanwhile the glorious Roma is a stunning film https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6155172/?ref_=nv_sr_1
- the camerawork and soundscape are
all encompassing and the deeply personal storyline connects with the politics
of a country in a way that is deeply moving. A recent winning podcast is broken
record - unlike the usual music-talk from old-men-sitting-around-reminiscing-about-their
debauchery-experience - the presence of Malcolm Gladwell makes
this a nerd winner https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/broken-record
check out Rick Rubin. another example of smoking architecture..
